Professional Pilot, April 2018
Home and leisure 30 of appliances cars etc are connected to the Internet 2020 New coating makes cars self cleaning 2022 Experience recording technology developed 2023 Machine human interface Thought recognition replaces the computer mouse 2020 Constitutional amendment guarantees thought privacy 2021 Robotics Realistic nanotech toy soldiers 2022 Space Suborbital flight of space tourists by private carrier 2021 Space tugs take satellites into high orbits 2022 NASAs Orion Multi Purpose Space Vehicle flies 1st crew 2024 Antimatter production and storage becomes feasible 2024 Travel and transportation Driverless truck convoys using electronic towbar 2020 First fully automated hop in and go personal aircraft 2022 reaches the air taxi market Supersonic bizjet makes its 1st flight 2022 FAA approves unrestricted flights of UAVs in US airspace 2023 Range of electric cars passes 300 miles 2023 Hybrid cars carry 10 of American drivers 2024 Cockpit windows eliminated to improve aerodynamics 2024 Flying HUMVEE for the military 2024 Security law war Global sensor nets make stealth flight impossible 2020 50 of ID cards replaced by biometric scanning 2022 Wearable and personal technology Computer enhanced dreaming 2020 Artificial intelligence and life Living genetically engineered electronic toy pet developed 2025 40 of occupations available in 2014 have been taken over by AI 2027 25 of tv and movie celebrities are synthetic 2029 Biotechnology Health and medicine Life extension at 1 year per year 2025 Business and education Molecular manufacturing 2025 Individual education program 2025 Environment and resources Artificial precipitation induction and control 2025 US Navy deploys carrier group powered by biofuel 2025 Process based on cold fusion converts reactor waste to 2025 less dangerous elements Affordable batteries with half the energy density of fossil fuel 2027 reach the market Effective prediction of most natural disasters 2028 Home and leisure 3 D printers bring one off manufacturing to 10 of homes 2025 Machine human interface Full direct brain computer link 2025 Security law war Court crime scenarios reenacted for jury holographically 2025 Drone bomber with global range 2026 Space Space hotel accommodates 350 guests 2025 Mars sample return 2028 Single stage to orbit launch vehicle 2029 First manned mission to Mars 2029 Travel and Prototype hybrid airliner makes its 1st flight 2023 transportation Tele travel 2025 3D airspace system frees aircraft from ground based ATC 2025 for most operations 78 PROFESSIONAL PILOT April 2018 2025 2029 Due date
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